TV for our times
We were already thinking it, now the Emmys has confirmed it: The Handmaid's Tale is the best TV drama of the year and its terrific star Elizabeth Moss is the queen of the small screen. Its 10-episode first season can be devoured on Hulu or Netflix in one sitting, but you'll probably be too shell-shocked to do very much for days after that. Based on Margaret Atwood's classic novel, it tells a terrifying, unforgettable tale of a religious authoritarian dictatorship in America that turns fertile women into concubines and metes out severe punishment for those who break its laws. Already the 1985 novel has made a new entry into bestseller lists across the world, as readers and viewers find parallels between its dystopia and the current political climate under Trump.
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